Introduction

A friend issued a challenge to cure a Nutella addiction. This recipe was just the ticket! No hydrogenated oils, fewer calories, less fat--and more fiber and protein!
A friend issued a challenge to cure a Nutella addiction. This recipe was just the ticket! No hydrogenated oils, fewer calories, less fat--and more fiber and protein!

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup almonds or hazelnuts

Directions

Roast the nuts: Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.

While still warm, place nuts in a food processor and process for five to 10 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Once the nuts have the consistency of nut butter, add the chocolate chips and process until thoroughly combined.

This sounds sooo good but I can't make it. Not that I have any allergies or don't have the tools. I LOVE NUTELLA! I buy it for my son under the condition he hides it well in his room. If I make this, I'll eat it all. I HAVE NO CONTROL somedays. Maybe I'll use 10 chocolate chips and 10 almonds.
- 2/7/11

The almonds ground up fine, but not like butter. Added only half dark chocolate and then it had the buttery consistency. Spread on top of pumpkin muffins and I had a delightful treat - used a teaspoon on a mini muffin. MMMmmm Good. Made about 3/4 cup.
- 2/20/11

It was good. I had to add a little oil. But the amount of choc chips convinced me that it's way too close to candy. I am going back to peanut butter. Nutella (or this) could trigger a sugar binge. If you CAN handle it, try it -- it was good.
- 2/7/11

I made 4 jars of this last night! Two simple ingrediants, Nutella is made with moidfied palm oil that can spike bad cholesterol levels more than trans fats do. I am going to make more for Valentine gifts! Thanks for sharing
- 2/11/11

My husband has a Nutella thing, too. Try Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter, delicious, not as sweet as Nutella or this recipe and healthier. (Definitely a relative term.) Both are trigger foods for me, however, and cooking this recipe would be Death by Nibbles. Do try to Justin's to avoid this!
- 11/17/11

Delicious! I put a few blobs in the freezer to see how it would do as a candy substitute (that's how good it is!) and if it works, i'll use a candy mold next time. I doubled the recipe and used darker chocolate (60% chips) and will probably half the chocolate next time. Amazing!
- 2/21/11

I'm curious how well this holds up in the fridge. Would you say it will expire after some time, or can it be refrigerated for a long period of time and stay good? Thanks for sharing the recipe. I also love Nutella - it's like frosting to me - but it's TOO good that I'll binge on it.
- 2/7/11

Reply from STEPFANIER(11/17/11) It can be refrigerated for several weeks.

This recipe conveniently forgets to list sugar and saturated fat. Tollhouse Semisweet Chips have 8g of sugar & 2.5g saturated fat in EACH 1 Tbsp. The calorie count is EXACTLY the same as for Nutella (1 Tbsp=100 calories). No wonderful health benefits here. Shame on you for omitting data.
- 9/6/12

Mix this with some granola (1/3 ratio butter to granola) and drop golf ball sized mounds on some wax or parchment paper. Throw it in the fridge for about 5-10 minutes and you have a yummy grab and go snack. I sometimes toss in some shredded coconut to make it like haystack cookies. Super yummy!
- 2/20/12

Also going to point out that 1 serving of this is 1 tablespoon and 1 serving on Nutella is 2 tablespoons. I will agree it is probably a cleaner food? Depending on the choco chips used. Kinda bummed after evaluating nutrition info.
- 9/6/12

No. This has MORE calories than Nutella. Nutella has 100 calories in a tablespoon, and this has 100.6 calories. Also there are way more than 2 ingredients. Have you looked at the ingredients in a package of chocolate morsels? This recipe is very misleading.
- 11/7/12

Made my version with Whole Foods freshly ground almond butter and Enjoy Life! chocolate chips! Awesome. Hit that sweet spot! I almost added cocoa instead of the chips, as the cocoa would cut down on calories, but went with Enjoy Life! instead.
- 7/3/12

also to the person commening before me, yes it is about the same calorie count, but has way less sugar, and way less sodium. also has less fat among other things so this is still better for you overall.
- 5/17/12

I made this with pecans and ghiradelli, because it's what I had. It's dangerously tempting! It's gritty like natural nut butter but didn't need oil; Just be patient with the food processor. I want to put it on waffles, toast, pears, ice cream, and in a latte. I'm excited to try it on everything!
- 2/8/11

this sounds really good, but I am not sure what I could use it with. I am on MedShape diet plan that I can not have any oats, cereals, breads or crakers. Wounder if I could dip my strawberries in it?
- 6/27/12

What a great alternative to Evil Nutella, which uses palm oil, the harvest of which is causing the massive killing of primates as the jungles are cut down to harvest the oil. This is much healthier and sounds delicious!
- 8/16/14

please rate recipes only if you tasted it and it is good or bad. If this has way too many calories for you, then don't make it. But to rate it if you haven't made it messes with the ratings and is unfair to the submitter.
- 9/6/13

When I saw this on my start page, I HAD to check it out as I, too, have a thing for Nutella... I'm definitely going to try this! It sounds so much healthier, and if it tastes the same, I'd rather have this. No hydrogenated oils AND I can control the portion by just making a bit for breakfast...
- 7/15/13

You people keep hollering about Nutella, but it has partially hydrogenated oil too. This recipe has 2 ingredients, and the fat is GOOD fat. The smaller the ingredient list, the better. Have you all learned nothing! Nutella is NOT good for you, at all!
- 1/28/13

Looks delicious and I love almonds and chocolate chips but I don't eat sugar and am on a moderate calorie diet so wouldn't eat this really. I had made it when I did the no stars rating and just tasted because then I was eating sugar. It was good but just too high in the bad stuff for me to cook.
- 8/7/12

I enjoy Nutella and purchase it in the little packs! This allows me much more control of the calories and ingredients. I use it on my banana's and strawberries. So easy to make and it's a keeper!
- 6/23/17

My husband loves Nutella so I made this for him so he will have a 'treat' that doesn't really tempt me too much. I used 60% dark chips & semisweet Baker's chocolate because that's what I had on hand. Once it's refrigerated it's not very spreadable.
- 1/20/16

Thanks! Worked great in my vitamix. Threw it all in with a slight change. I used 3/4 cup semi-sweet choc. and 1/4 cup Toffee chips. It was GREAT! Going to use it in the Airfryer Brownie recipe. 1 egg + 3/4 cup mixture + 1/4 cup flour and bake. Can't wait cause this has less oil.
- 12/22/15